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ASEAN Secretary-General says region's leaders willing to meet again
BANGKOK, April 17 (TNA) – ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan said on Friday he is making efforts to coordinate a meeting of leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the regional bloc's dialogue partners which were called off when the anti-Thai government protesters stormed the summit venue in Pattaya last Saturday.
Mr. Surin called on Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva at Government House on Friday.
Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Mr. Surin said that the ASEAN leaders as well as their dialogue partners--China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, India and New Zealand--are prepared to travel to attend a rescheduled meeting in Thailand again, after the original event was cancelled.
Mr. Surin said he will promptly coordinate with the country leaders to reschedule a date, which should be within the next month or two. The venue also remains undecided.
“ASEAN leaders and dialogue partners remain confident and willing to cooperate with Thailand,” Mr. Surin said. “They harbour no criticism of what’s happened that prevented the meeting from happening.”
According to Mr. Surin, the rescheduled round of the ASEAN summit will now not involve heads of international organisations such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund or the United Nations Secretary-General due to short notice. These leaders will however be invited to attend a later round of talks toward the end of the year. (TNA)
Mr. Surin called on Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva at Government House on Friday.
Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Mr. Surin said that the ASEAN leaders as well as their dialogue partners--China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, India and New Zealand--are prepared to travel to attend a rescheduled meeting in Thailand again, after the original event was cancelled.
Mr. Surin said he will promptly coordinate with the country leaders to reschedule a date, which should be within the next month or two. The venue also remains undecided.
“ASEAN leaders and dialogue partners remain confident and willing to cooperate with Thailand,” Mr. Surin said. “They harbour no criticism of what’s happened that prevented the meeting from happening.”
According to Mr. Surin, the rescheduled round of the ASEAN summit will now not involve heads of international organisations such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund or the United Nations Secretary-General due to short notice. These leaders will however be invited to attend a later round of talks toward the end of the year. (TNA)
